
Jasmine Cracknell-Young
Vice President Market Advisory (Canada), Zonda
Sector: Private Sector
Discipline: Consultancy
Year: 2019
Magic Moment: Having interned at NBLC conducting market surveys I was introduced to the residential real estate sector, an area I knew nothing about. After this experience I felt that I had found my calling – matching analytical skills and market data with providing clients solutions and seeing the real change to the surrounding landscape.
Key Influence: I have been lucky to have many mentors in my career including Barry Lyon, Mark Conway, and Mimi Ng, but on the personal side, my partner Dan Young has been my biggest cheerleader helping me navigate the easy and hard decisions.
Next Big Challenge as an Industry: Creating true complete communities, including long-term affordability, keeping up with infrastructure needs, and adapting to the ever changing needs of the population.
Secret Talent: Ability to retain random facts and anecdotes and interjecting these factoids to development sites across the country.
On Championing Others: I have long been a champion of the next generation, trying to give opportunities as they arise and let them rise to the occasion.
One word that captures you: Outgoing